ARTICLE I - COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP AND APPOINTMENT

Section 1. Name

The name of the Group created by Section 223 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-415 as amended, herein after designated as the Act) and Michigan Public Act 171 of 1984 shall be the Committee on Juvenile Justice (hereinafter designated as the Committee.)

Section 2. Members, Qualifications Required by the Act

Members of the Committee shall include representatives of all of the following:

1. Locally elected official.
2. Local units of government.
3. Law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies.
4. Probate judges involved in juvenile justice matters.
5. Public delinquency prevention or treatment agencies.
6. Private organizations concerned with the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.
7. Organizations which use volunteers to work with delinquents.
8. Community based prevention and treatment programs.
9. Business employing youth.
10. Youth workers.
11. Youth.
12. Person with special /experience / competence in addressing problems of the family, school violence/ vandalism, and learning disabilities.

Section 3. Appointments and Terms

The Governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Committee on Juvenile Justice consisting of 23 members. The members of the Committee shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Not more than 12 members shall be from the same political party. NOT MORE THAN 15 MEMBERS SHALL BE OF THE SAME GENDER. A vacancy on the Committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.

Section 4. Duties

The Committee shall advise the division, the governor, and the legislature at least annually on matters relative to the juvenile justice system in this state. The Committee shall establish goals, priorities, and standards for the juvenile justice system, conduct studies, adopt resolutions and policy statements, and approve plans regarding juvenile justice.

Section 5. Compensation

Members of the Committee shall serve without compensation, except that they shall be reimbursed for the necessary expenses incurred in carrying out their duties.

Section 6. Conflicts of Interest

No member of the Committee on Juvenile Justice shall be present for those portions of a subcommittee or full committee meeting in which discussions, decisions, approval, disapproval, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or otherwise in any proceeding, application, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, award, cooperative agreement, claim, controversy, or other particular matter in which award funds (including program income or other funds generated by Federally-funded activities) are used, where to his/her knowledge, he/she or his/her immediately family, partners, organization, or unit of government in which he/she is serving as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, or any person or organization with whom he/she is negotiating or has any arrangement concerning prospective employment, has a financial interest, or has a personal or professional relationship.

Grant awards or contracts may not include funds in the salary and fringes budget categories for any member of the Committee or his/her immediate family. Private agencies for which a Committee member or his/her immediately family serves as an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee may only receive federal juvenile justice and delinquency funds if the agency is under contract to a unit of government or other public entity which is the applicant for federal funds.

In the use of agency project funds, Committee members and staff shall avoid any action which might result in, or create the appearance of:

1. Using his or her official position for private gain;
2. Giving preferential treatment to any person;
3. Losing complete independence or impartiality;
4. Making an official decision outside official channels; or
5. Affecting adversely the confidence of the public in the integrity of the government or the program.

ARTICLE II OFFICERS

Chairperson

The Chairperson shall be appointed by the Governor and shall be a public member of the Committee. The Chairperson will, appoint a member to lead Committee meetings when he/she cannot attend.

ARTICLE III - MEETINGS AND ATTENDANCE

Section 1. Regular Meetings

Meetings of the Committee shall be held no less than quarterly at a location and time to be determined by the Chairperson. Chairperson shall have the discretion to cancel or reschedule any meeting by written notice within a reasonable time prior to the scheduled meeting date. The time and place of all such meetings shall be given to the Committee at least ten days prior to the meeting date.

Section 2. Quorum

A quorum shall consist of members present, but not less than twelve.

Section 3. Passage of Motions

After a quorum is announced, a majority of those voting (defined as those who cast "yes", "no" or "abstention" votes) on a motion shall be sufficient for passage. Any Committee member may call for a roll call vote on any motion. The minutes shall reflect the results of each roll call vote.

Section 4. Attendance

The Chairperson may recommend to the Governor the dismissal of any Committee member who is not represented in person for any three consecutive Committee meetings or fifty percent of the regular Committee meetings during any calendar year.

Section 5. Public Meetings, Agenda

The business of the Committee shall be conducted at a public meeting held in compliance with the Open Meetings Act, Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.261 to 15.275 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. Public notice of the time, place, and date of the meeting shall be given in the manner required by Act No. 267 of the Public Acts of 1976, as amended. A writing prepared, owned, used, in the possession of, or retained by the Committee in the performance of an official function shall be made available to the public in compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, Act No. 442 of the Public Act of 1976, as amended, being sections 15.231 to 15.246 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. The Chairperson shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution of the agenda for al Committee meetings.

Section 6. Minutes

Minutes shall be kept of all meetings. The minutes shall indicate the items discussed and the results of any vote. The Minutes shall be mailed to all Committee members within one month following the meeting, and shall be considered for approval at the next regular Committee meeting, then duly signed by the chairperson after approval.

Section 7. Rules of Order

All matters of procedure not covered by these bylaws or by rules established by the Committee shall be covered by Robert’s Rules of Order as Amended.

ARTICLE IV - COMMITTEES

Section 1. Executive Committee

The Committee on Juvenile Justice may establish an Executive Committee of either five or seven members to be selected from the membership. Each member of the Executive Committee shall hold office until the June meeting following his/her appointment to the Executive Committee. The Chair of the Committee will automatically Chair the Executive Committee.

Section 2. Powers of the Executive Committee

During the intervals between the meetings of the Committee, the Executive Committee may exercise all of the powers of the Committee provided, however, that the executive Committee shall not have the power to 1) amend or repeal any resolution of the Committee, 2) amend the By-laws, or 3) adopt the Comprehensive Plan.

Section 3. Executive Committee Meetings

The Executive Committee shall meet upon the call of the Chair or of two members of the Executive Committee. Meetings shall occur at such times and place as determined by the Executive Committee. All actions of the Executive Committee shall be reported to and be subject to revision or alteration of the Committee except to the extent that action shall have been taken pursuant to or in reliance upon such proceedings prior to any such revision or alteration.

Section 4. Committees

The Chairperson may appoint committees as needed. The Chairperson shall appoint a chairperson for such committees or instruct the committee to elect its own chair. The duties and length of service of any committee will be designated by the Chairperson of the Committee.

Section 5. Adjunct Members

Committee chairs may designate adjunct members to assist committees in their deliberations, subject to the approval of the Committee Chairperson.

ARTICLE V - AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS

Section 1. Amendment Procedures

These bylaws may be amended at any Committee meeting by a two-thirds vote of the members, provided the proposed amendment(s) has been distributed to Committee members at least 30 days prior to the meeting.

Section 2. Conflicts With the Act

Where there are conflicts between the Act and these bylaws, the Act will prevail.

ARTICLE VI - IMPLEMENTATION

Section 1. Amendment Procedures

The bylaws will have effect upon adoption by the Committee.